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quadripartite — [ k(w)adripartit ] adj. • 1576; 1475 fém.; lat. quadripartitus 1 ♦ Didact. En quatre parties. 2 ♦ (XIXe) Bot. Divisé en quatre parties par des découpures profondes. 3 ♦ Qui comprend des représentants de quatre partis, de quatre pays, etc.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Quadripartite — Quad*rip ar*tite, a. [L. quadripartitus, p. p. of quadripartire to divide into four parts; quattuor four + partire to divide: cf. F. quadripartite.] Divided into four parts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quadripartite — [kwä΄dri pär′tīt΄] adj. [ME < L quadripartitus, pp. of quadripartire, to divide into four parts: see QUADRI & PART2] 1. made up of or divided into four parts 2. shared in or formulated by four persons, nations, etc. [a quadripartite pact] … English World dictionary
quadripartite — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin quadripartitus, from quadri + partitus, past participle of partire to divide, from part , pars part Date: 15th century 1. consisting of or divided into four parts 2. shared or participated in by… … New Collegiate Dictionary
QUADRIPARTITE — adj. des deux genres Qui est divisé en quatre parties. Une voûte d’ogives quadripartite … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
quadripartite — quadripartitely, adv. /kwod reuh pahr tuyt/, adj. 1. divided into or consisting of four parts. 2. involving four participants: a quadripartite treaty. [1400 50; late ME < L quadripartitus. See QUADRI , PARTITE] * * * … Universalium
quadripartite — quadriparti, ie ou quadripartite (koua dri par ti, tie ou koua dri par ti t ) adj. Terme de botanique. Qui est divisé en quatre parties. ÉTYMOLOGIE Quadri.., préfixe, et lat. partitus, partagé … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Quadripartite — of a vault, each bay is divided into four sections by the vaulting ribs ♦ Consisting of four parts. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 414) Related terms: Vault, Quadripartite … Medieval glossary
quadripartite — /kwɒdrəˈpataɪt/ (say kwodruh pahtuyt) adjective 1. divided into or consisting of four parts. 2. involving four participants: a quadripartite treaty. {Latin quadripartītus} …
Quadripartite Agreement — A Quadripartite Agreement is a treaty between four states or four commercial parties. The most famous Quadripartite Agreement is that of the Four Power Agreement on Berlin of 3 September 1971 between the United States, the Soviet Union, the… … Wikipedia
Quadripartite Vault — See: Vault, Quadripartite … Medieval glossary
